PROJECT EXPERIENCE WATER, LIVELIHOODS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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1 PROJECT EXPERIENCE WATER, LIVELIHOODS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

2 WATER, LIVELIHOODS AND CLIMATE CHANGE Water for production and energy water for agriculture and rural development Participatory irrigation management Water for tourism Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies Project USAID MENA Water Sector Evaluation (MWSE) Client USAID Country Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Egypt, Palestine Period Sep 2017 Jan 2018 Services An evaluation of regional water, environment and agricultural sector activities funded by the Middle East Bureau since Provision of a Team Leader Project Final Evaluation of the project Sustainable fisheries management for improved livelihoods of the coastal fishing community in Tyre Drosos Foundation Lebanon Period: Oct 2016 Feb 2017 Services: final evaluation of the project, including its impact on income generation and sustainable fisheries management Project Livelihood Support & Promotion of Small Community Infrastructure Project LACIP Pakistan KfW/NEC Consultants Pakistan Period: Mar September 2017 Services: Provision of monitoring, reporting and quality control services for the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund for small-scale rural infrastructure projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Project Market Scoping for introduction of Biofil Toilet in the pro-poor context of Bangladesh ICCO Cooperation Bangladesh Period: Mar 2016 Services: Scoping the market landscape of Bangladesh for the introduction of the Biofil toilet on a commercial basis and to develop a deeper understanding on existing and future potential demand for the innovative sanitation technology, in particular with government, development actors and private businesses Social, Ecological and Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Climate Change Project Evaluation IUCN Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan and Morocco

3 Period: March 2014 May 2014 Services: Final Evaluation of Social, Ecological and Agricultural Resilience in the Face Of Climate Change Project. This evaluation aims at analyzing the activities and results of the SEARCH Project. Study on the water-energy-food Security nexus in Egypt GIZ Egypt Period: March August 2014 Services: Provision of Team Leader for the inception phase of a study on the waterenergy-food Security nexus in Egypt. Nature Driven Tourism Assessment USAID Period: February to June 2014 Services: SaafConsult provided services regarding the design process by assessing the status of, identifying best practices and lessons learned in, and making recommendation for improvement in the following areas: The management of cultural and environmental resources at selected tourism sites The institutional capacity of RSCN and its relationship with USAID The Jordan Parks Program s (funded by USAID and implemented by the U.S.Department of interior (DOI)) ability demand-driven training and study tours for Jordanian counterparts on park preservation/ conservation. USAID Community Engagement Project USAID Period: January 2014 Services: Provision of short term Environmental Engineer on the USAID Community Engagement Project. Adoption of communication and best management practices in hotels and office buildings-amman, Dead Sea, Wadi Musa and Aqaba Ecodit/USAID Period: November 2013 May 2014 Services: Project management and development of the monitoring tool. Assistance to an International Wealth Management and Project Development Company to enter the renewable energy sector in Jordan TerraSola Jordan for Renewable Energy Jordan

4 Period: September 2013 December 2014 Services: Assist the client with the submission of bids for a 10 MW solar PV installation. Strengthening synergies between governance of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Jordan with a view to reduce poverty UNDP/IUCN Period: August November 2013 Services: Map and assess existing and potential linkages between climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR). Assist the Government of Jordan to design a Framework for Action and a detailed three-year Action Plan to promote potential linkages between current efforts to promote climate change adaptation and current disaster risk management efforts with the objective of increasing natural and human resilience. Identify and develop a project proposal to be supported by UNDP. Development of Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the Danube Delta for WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme WWF Moldova, Ukraine, Romania Period: January 2013 May 2013 Services: SaafConsult developed a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the Danube Delta for WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme. The project included a comprehensive study of the possible impact of climate change on the Danube Delta. Evaluation of the Project Development of small and medium sources of energy and related distribution networks in selected areas of Palestine Czech Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Palestine Period: May 2012 September 2012 Services: Evaluation of projects. Water for Production: Review of recent implementation experience and identification of strategic options to support the WfP subsector as a component of the planned Joint Water and Environment Sector Support Programme (JWESSP ) Austrian Development Agency Uganda Period: November 2011 January 2012 Services: Provision of a technical expert on rural water use (water for production). Lower Bari Doab Canal Improvement and Agricultural Development Project. Asian Development Bank/EGIS Eau Pakistan

5 Period: November 2011 and February 2012 Services: Provision of a gender and social development expert. Project Performance Assessment of the Yarmouk Agricultural Resources Development Project for the Independent Office of Evaluation. IFAD Period: October 2010 Services: Provision of a Resource Development Expert. A joint biochar assessment with the Sea East Asia Biochar Interest Group for FAO- RAP in Yunnan Province, China. FAO-RAP Countries: China Period: August October 2010 Services: Assessment of biochar potential. UNEP Environmental Programme UNEP Rome Countries: South-East Asia Period: 2010 Services: Development of a full multi-year $5 million UNEP proposal for the development of highland-lowland partnerships for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction for communities and biodiversity in the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Karakorum and Pamirs (Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kygyzstan). Baseline/feasibility study as a precondition to establish a Water Fund in the Jordanian tourism sector (GTZ) German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Period: September 2010 May 2011 Services: Tasks included: (i) research for the feasibility, (ii) stakeholder consultations, (iii) development of the PPP modalities, (iv) development of capitalisation strategies for the Fund. Meetings with stakeholders, design of the governance structures of the fund, modalities of management and grant allocation, options for growth and stock-listing, fund promotion, etc. Land Improvement Project Asian Development Bank / Rural Restructuring Agency and Uzbeki Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resource Uzbekistan Period: September March 2013, November 2013

6 Services: The project aims to support efforts to halt land degradation and improve the ameliorative condition of land, ensure sustainable development of agriculture on irrigated lands, and improve effective use of water and land resources. Assessment of Water Use Efficiency in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Ministry of Water and Irrigation Jordan Period: October 2009 April 2010 Services: The work included managing a team of three researchers, consulting stakeholders and integrating large amounts of data into a concise study report. This 6-month study, in cooperation with CEC Sajdi & Partners, endeavoured to provide added value to key water resource management Issues for Jordan. Main foci were transboundary water management Institutional reform, water governance, water valuation and agricultural water use. Engaging civil society in water management in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region. Wetlands International/CIDA Countries: Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Turkey Period: September December / 2008 Services: Tasks included lobbying for support for the interventions and clarifying linkages and relevance of concepts contained in the EU Water Framework Directive and EU conventions in the Mediterranean region. Review mission for the EC-Indian State Partnership Programme for Rajasthan EC India Period: November 2007 December 2007 Services: Coordination of inputs of three consultants; Liaison with the clients; Inputs on water resources and water supply management; Inputs on rural development; Reporting; Facilitation of workshop. Design, facilitation and management of a workshop for directors of the Near and Middle East Division of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on a review of their rural water strategy. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Italy Period: May August 2006 Services: Provision of a project manager. Core issues included water demand management, use of treated wastewater in agriculture, use of brackish (ground) water for irrigation and linkages to rural development.

7 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program Institutional and Financial Consultancy for Wind Power GTZ Countries: Pakistan Period: January 2006 February 2006 Services: Provision of a consultant for an institutional and financial review of the wind power sector in Pakistan. Sustainable Cotton Initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF/IKEA India/Pakistan Period: July August 2005 Services: Provision of a consultant for the development of a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the projects in India and Pakistan. Project Financing Seminar for Investments in Alternative Energy S&K Global Invest Countries: Pakistan Period: November 2004 March 2005 Services: On behalf of S&K Global Invest a project financing seminar for environmental infrastructure (including hydropower and wind power) was organised at the Islamabad Serena Hotel.